Here's the final three shots of an entertaining day, on the Transcon. I won't share them here, but we caught three wb's headed up by ex-BN EMD widecabs, a pair of SF GP50's, some NS roadrailers and more, in addition to the Talgo special.

Photo 7: One more of the set rolling through Olathe.

Photo 8: Well, UPTRAIN and sp8192 called it off after Olathe, but down in Ottawa I was able to catch up with santafe199 and MILW_E70. Here she is pulling past the west side of town.

Photo 9: And my last view of her for a long time, unless my summer road-trip plans to a Portland Timbers game come to fruition. Thanks to our lovely Governor, we're not going to see anything of these sorts in Kansas anytime soon.

Hope you all enjoyed, I know I did. This was quite a cool set to chase.

BrianA Wrote:
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> So what kind of protection will that cab car offer
> a crew if a loaded dump truck (or any truck for
> that matter) tries to beat them across the tracks
> and loses?
>
> Brian Ambrose
> Renton, WA

It has big collision posts, but I have a hard time figuring out what's going to keep debris from shoving up under that snout and lifting it off the rail, and don't get my started on stuff going OVER that short nose and through the windshield. I can see a cab filling up with gravel and causing some serious problems for the engine crew.

Date: 12/03/12 04:33Re: A Good Talgo chase out of KC
Author: nomosantafe

BrianA Wrote:
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> So what kind of protection will that cab car offer
> a crew if a loaded dump truck (or any truck for
> that matter) tries to beat them across the tracks
> and loses?
>
> Brian Ambrose
> Renton, WA

The current issue of Trains Magazine has a big article about this train. It discusses the development of the cab car.

Date: 12/03/12 05:54Re: A Good Talgo chase out of KC
Author: Evan_Werkema

BCutter Wrote:

> Where oh where is Raymond Loewy when you really need him?

I'd wager if Loewy's original, rectangular windshield FM Erie Built design, or the Baldwin sharks based on his Pennsy T1 (or the T1, for that matter) were trotted out today as new designs, folks would be crying "ugly" and gouging their eyes out, too.